Friday, August 30, 2019

California Assemblyman Phil Ting has never been arrested, but he was recently mistaken (sai lầm, lỗi lầm) for a criminal (kẻ phạm tội). He’s not surprised.

Ting (D-San Francisco), who authored a bill (dự luật) to ban (cấm) facial recognition (nhận diện khuôn mặt) software (phần mềm) from being used on police body cameras, was one of 26 California legislators who was incorrectly matched with a mug shot in a recent test of a common face-scanning program by the American Civil Liberties Union.

a girl trying to take a selfie with a goat (con dê) on a rope when the goat decides it doesn't feel like being exploited on Instagram today and heatbutts (đâm sầm bằng đầu) her over. This gives me an idea. "Does it involve heatbutting friends right when they snap a selfie with you?" Maybe! "That's a good way to lose friends, GW." But it's a great way to make memories.

Thanks to hairless, who informed me the headbutt is one of the oldest anti-selfie techniques and dates all the way back to the invention of the pinhole camera. Fascinating.

Thursday, August 29, 2019

A pensioner (người được hưởng tiền trợ cấp, người được hưởng lương hưu) waited 50 years to get revenge (trả thù) on his school bully (đầu gấu, bắt nạt) by allegedly (buộc tội, cáo buộc) shooting him dead during a reunion party (bữa tiệc sum họp). Thanapat Anakesri, 69, is wanted by police after fleeing the room when he opened fire at one of his former classmates. He had been invited to an event on Saturday afternoon in Ang Thong, central Thailand, to meet up with people he went to school with. But after the group sat down to enjoy wine, a buffet of Thai food and ice cream, the man confronted (đối đầu, đối chất) his former tormentor Suthat Kosayamat, 69. He accused Suthat of bullying him when they were both 16. Former navy officer (sĩ quan hải quân) Thanapat allegedly flew into a rage (nổi cơn tam bành) when Suthat, a tailor (thợ may), said he could not remember there being a problem between the pair. Thanapat is accused of pulling out a handgun after demanding an apology (lời xin lỗi) from Suthat, who refused.

a visibly stressed Mayor Javier Jimenez, from Huixtán province, walked around in a long dark skirt and frilly (diềm áo/váy) white blouse with ruffles and flowery embroidery (thêu), in front of furious residents of San Andrés Puerto Rico, while Luis Ton, another official also deemed deficient (kém cỏi), was clad in a bright pink dress with white polka dots.

“When you have a big population, you build the economy. That’s why China’s economy is so huge,” he said,

Tanzania has seen growth since Magufuli’s tenure (nhiệm kì) began - around 6-7 percent a year - but critics say his latest attempt to boost the economy could put the East African nation at greater risk for inequality (bất công) and poverty (nghèo đói).

the latest figures showed that at least 49 percent of the population was living on $1.90 a day.

The man [...] was repeatedly shouting 'Chelsea, Chelsea' as he staggered (di chuyển loạng choạng) around while travelling on a westbound Central Line train on Saturday, imploring (khẩn nài) his fellow passengers to join in

When the train pulled into St Paul's station, he stood with arms raised in the open doorway to serenade (ngân nga) those on the platform.

That's when another passenger spotted his chance and pushed the Chelsea fan off the train moments before the doors slammed shut (đóng sầm lại).

“As they deep fry it in batches (mẻ, đợt), they put it into a colander (cái giá có lỗ, rây) or a mesh strainer (cái lọc lưới) in batches, so they’re basically adding heat every time,”She says the batches were sometimes piled (dồn đống lại) together in a metal bowl, which trapped the heat.

“So the heat builds and builds, and once it hits ignition temperature (nhiệt độ phát hỏa), that’s when a fire occurs,” Nelson says.

The woman stepped onto the belt and promptly fell onto her backside (ngã ngửa) as it rolled forward.

Confused airport staff jumped up to help her before she ended up in a pile (chất đống) of checked luggage aboard the cargo carrier (giá đỡ hàng hóa), but the woman said she thought the conveyor belt would conveniently transport her to the aircraft,